One of the few fragrant flowers native to Silver Falls! False Solomon’s Seal can be distinguished from Solomon’s Seal by the feather-like blossoms at the end of the stems rather than blooms along the underside of the stem.
Stem upright, unbranched, usually arched with cluster of flowers at end, showy flowers and berries
Leaves alternate, sessile or clasping stem, oblong with pointed tips, 3 to 8 inches long, hairless above.
Flowers are 20 or more, small, white, in tight panicle 2 to 5 inches long. Berries are green with brown mottling when young, turning bright red with age.
Similar but smaller M. stellatum has flowers held in small raceme with 10 or fewer flowers, berries dark blue to reddish black.
Rarity: Common
Flowering Time: Mid Spring
Life Cycle: Perennial
Height: 12 to 37 inches
Habitat: Moist Woods , Sea Leavel To Mid Elevations, Coastal, West-Side Forest Grows in moist places in forests at low to mid-elevations.
Found In: Alaska To Ca, Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, N Cascades Np, Crater Lake Np, Wallowas, Steens, Siskiyous, West Gorge
Native: Yes
Source: Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Additional resource: Oregon Flora Project